Mike

Mike Vose-FREELANCE FEB 2019 > CURRENT Web design & development / Marketing for a few tourism companies in Cusco, Peru. • https://www.travelandhealing.com • https://sacredplantsretreats.com • https://humanactions.org • https://www.etnikas.com • Web design & development using Wordpress. • Photography, Videography & Video Editing • Content creation for social media - Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Website and Pinterest SOUL MACHINES Startup specialising in artificial intelligence combined with facial CGI. My role NOV 2016 > AUG 2018 was a Technical Artist Lead. I was there as the company was beginning and had a good overview of the whole process of creating a digital human. It was a varied role working within the art production team and occasionally helping out with marketing. A valuable skill I learned here is that repetitive digital tasks can be automated or reduced in time. I was taught how to think different in my approach to completing mammoth tasks in a fraction of the time. A 1-month task would be cut down to a few days. • Lightstage / scanner operation - directing and scanning of models and actors to be used as reference to create 3D models. • Photo processing - organising thousands of photos and video content • Agisoft construction - reconstructing 3D scans of people built from photos during the scanning session • Caging - process involving mesh creation of hundreds of scans to be converted into blend shapes for the final model • Videography - performance capture of actors emotions • Filming - Occasionally I'd help out the marketing team on video shoots creating demo videos of our product • Tracking / Solving - Performance capture of actors facial expressions • Design - creating conceptual art for use case scenarios of our digital humans • UI/UX design & implementation. My designs would eventually need to be created for use in demos. This would involve a cross pollination of photoshop, maya, after effects and working with the runtime data • Concepting / Look development - designing new projects in photoshop or after effects that would serve as a blueprint to follow for the final demo. • Motion graphic demonstrations involving actors composited from green screen footage interacting with how our tech might be in the future • Training - my role involved training a number of junior members on our in house software • Setup / Packaging runtime data for client and demo deployment. https://vimeo.com/- Mike Vose-NEWS & CURRENT Worked in the graphics department for Prime Time News and Current Affairs AFFAIRS In this role I learned how to work fast to meet daily deadlines. Sometime juggling late TV3, MEDIAWORKS stories & multiple projects. The value of this was that I learned how to be efficient when APR 2015 > NOV 2016 problem solving. • Photo retouching of multiple images daily to help tell the story • Creating animated Infographics to help simplify data • Design and retouching for web content. • Creating 3D assets and animations occasionally for stories • Creating maps using realtime software called VIZ • During the end of my stay I was involved in developing templates which explored the potential of 360 VR storytelling. MYAGENT JUN 2011 > APR 2015 Photo retoucher for real estate and architectural photography This role taught me the value of identifying patterns in my daily tasks, I was able to predict how long my daily tasks would take from an excel sheet. • Hourly deadlines to meet with hundreds of photos to process daily • Uploading of images to the web and liaising with clients via email 1 on 1 training with junior retouchers to teach the our process Occasionally help out with video editing of property video FREELANCING MAR 2009 > FEB 2012 I worked for various companies during these years. • Legshey Creations: Post production - editing and titling • Susan Wood Comm: Post production - editing/motion graphics • Hitech Solutions: Motion graphics • Publicis Mojo: Editor • Myagent: Photo Retouching • Foundry Productions: Motion graphics • FishnClips: Compositor/animator DIGITAL MASTERS 2008 > JAN 2009 ALT TV SKY DIGITAL 65 NOV 2005 > FEB 2009 • Assemble the news graphics for the country channel using after effects. • Various tvcs and promos. Most of time here was spent editing and animating but during my time there I learned a lot by being involved in all the departments. Working here was an extension of my training at film school, I learned a lot during my time there. • Animating & Editing Show Logos, Show Linkers, Show Promos, Idents, TVCs • Designing Print Adverts & Promotional material for upcoming events • Creating Showreels & DVD menus • Studio Directing, Vision Mixing & Live to air broadcasts • Camera Operating • Training students with editing and the studio control room https://vimeo.com/- Mike Vose- OTHER PROJECTS JAN 2009 World Vintage Rugby Carnival (Promotional DVD) Promotional DVD sent to around the world • Editor, Motion Graphics SEP 2008 Air NZ Fashion Week (Event) Worked daily for the week to meet 7pm on-air deadlines • Camera Operator, Editor, Graphics JUL 2008 Lexus IS 250 F Sport Car (Opening Event) Opening event for a new car. My role involved creating 3D fire which responded to the movements of people • 3D Animator APR 2008 Love & Laksa (Short Film) Short film submitted to festivals. • 2D/3D Animator OCT 2007 > SEP 2007 Ogilvy Worked in the graphics department on a few commercials • Motion graphics, editing MAR 2007 World Schools Golf Challenge (Promotional DVD) Promotional DVD sent around the world • Editor, Motion Graphics SEP 2006 The Fallacy (independent feature) Independent feature film • 2nd Camera Operator 2006 Deep Hard N Funky (Promotional DVD) Dance event showcasing the highlights • Editor 2005 & 2007 Groove In the Park (Live-to-air broadcast) Dance Event held at Western Springs Stadium • Camera Operating, studio directing https://vimeo.com/- Mike Vose- SOFTWARE Over the years I’ve had to learn new software and skills depending on the practises of the agency I worked with. This has been useful in that it’s taught me a lot and it has given me the confidence that I can learn new tools fast. It’s the thinking that counts and knowing the underlying principles that a lot of tools have in common. Packages I generally use are: • Photoshop (Retouching / Design) • Illustrator (Design) • After Effects (Motion Graphics) • Cinema 4D & Maya (3D Modelling & Animation) • Davinci Resolve, Premiere Pro (Video Editing) • Nuke (Compositing) • Wordpress (Web Development) TRAINING 2005 South Seas Film & Television School Studied drama directing/screenwriting for the year. • Created a handful of short films / faux commercials https://vimeo.com/-